Caterpillar built its first Russian facility in the town of Tosno, located near St. Petersburg, Russia. It was completed in 16 months and occupied in November 199 It had the first electrical substation built in the Leningrad Oblast since the Communist government was dissolved on December 26, 199 The facility was built under harsh winter conditions, where the temperature was below −1360;°F (−2560;°C). The facility construction was managed by the Lemminkäinen Group located in Helsinki, Finland.